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Blue Friday at Te Papa

Last Friday (25 September) was designated Blue Friday, part of the bigger Blue September to help raise awareness of prostate cancer here in New Zealand – about 600 men die of this disease every year. Not good!

People from around New Zealand were encouraged to wear blue, decorate in blue to help raise this awareness as well as funds. Out the front of Te Papa 600 blue crosses were placed on the ground with people being invited to observe two minutes silence in memory of those men who have died.

While inside the building – back of house – the Social Committee had encouraged staff to go blue, as well as donate to this very worthwhile cause. And to think we were a bit worried no-one would dress up…

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*Highlight your military service: You should always highlight the fact that you are a veteran and proudly served the country as a member of the armed forces. This shows many potential employers that you care and can go through with a commitment. Besides, you never know if who has or hasn’t served in the military so it never hurts to highlight this fact.

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